Tuesday 27 January 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:096:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:194:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 110 of 110 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:198:19 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:218:21 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
13:261:26 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
08:198:19 AM to 32:198:19 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 16:194:19 PM | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 08:218:21 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 24:39 00:3912:39 AM Wed | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Śakuni | 16:194:19 PM | Catuṣpāda |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:19 08:198:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:296:29 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:296:29 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:566:56 AM | 08:198:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:198:19 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5310:53 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 14:422:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:215:21 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:593:59 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 26:222:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |